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  On April 24th, Magistrates in England and Wales will be given new powers to fine Motorists one and a half times their weekly income for “more serious” speeding offences. The previous maximum that Magistrates were allowed to fine was 1 weeks income, but on Tuesday this week it was announced that this amount will be increased by 50% … Read more

  Under a new proposal put forward to the house of commons, councils across the UK could be handed new powers to fine motorists for minor motoring “offences”. If approved by MPs in the New Year it will mean that the enforcement of “moving traffic offences” will switch from the Police to councils. Currently this system … Read more

  The Former Home Secretary, Michael Howard, has been fined £1615 (£900 fine, £625 costs and £90 “victim surcharge”), plus 6 penalty points after being convicted of failing to supply the information of the Driver after a recent speeding ticket. His car was “caught” at 37mph in a 30 limit in January. Staggeringly given his … Read more

I was sitting in the inevitable traffic jam at the Dartford Tunnel on Monday evening, contemplating the road sign that said (paraphrasing) “traffic jam deliberately created for your safety”. As I had nothing else to do, I started to consider that EVERY SINGLE TIME the government interfere with roads with the pledge that they are … Read more

  Sky News have conducted an investigation in to the extent of the information ANPR cameras are collecting — and keeping for 2 years — about Motorists journeys each day. ANPR cameras to scan Drivers number plates and then log their journeys. Whenever a vehicle passes a camera, it’s registration photo is taken and then … Read more

We got sent this video a few days ago by DriveProtect Member Ian Young. It explains how comedien Joe Lycett had a parking ticket overturned. I couldn’t stop laughing for about half an hour afterwards, so I thought you might also enjoy it! Adam P.S. We’re currently offering Members the opportunity to invest in our … Read more

A city councillor, Sean Chaytor, has claimed that his local Safety Camera Partnership only install speed cameras where they will make the most money. Mr Chaytor claimed that Safer Roads Humber refused to move a speed camera to an accident blackspot because of the amount of money it made where it was. He said: “I … Read more

I was driving back from seeing a friend at Heathrow on the M25 last Thursday evening when I witnessed this… Just before J11 — the Chertsey exit — a temporary speed limit of 60mph appeared on the overhead speed camera gantry. Then, on the very next one a few hundred yards later… A 40mph limit… … Read more

Hi All, We’ve had a barrage of questions since announcing the Concessional Rates for Pensioners and Annual Membership option on Friday. The most common two questions have been: 1) “It’s not showing me how to select the Pensioners concessional rate! How do I do this?” The signup page automatically calculates your age based on your … Read more

Well, it seems the consensus is overwhelming… As of a few moments ago, 96.65% of BTST Members believe that the “war on the Motorist” did NOT end during the term of the last government. In fact over 50% of us think it’s got worse! (the poll is here) I have to say these results echo … Read more